You have written a defect report and have just been notified that it is in the "returned" state. Who should take action on this defect? [1]
Correct Answer: D
The person who should take action on this defect is the tester who wrote the defect report. This is because a defect report in the "returned" state means that the defect has been rejected or sent back to the tester for further clarification or investigation. The tester who wrote the defect report should review the feedback from the developer, the project manager, or the defect triage team, and take the appropriate action, such as providing more information, modifying the defect report, or closing the defect. Defect Reporting - ISTQB not-for-profit association References: Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager (CTAL-TM) - ISTQB not-for-profit association, ISTQB Test Manager Certification - ISTQB Exams Worldwide - ISTQB Official Registration, Defect Reporting - ISTQB not-for-profit association
Question 117
Which of the following would you least expect to form part of the analysis of initial tool costs? 1 credit
Correct Answer: C
Topic 4, Scenario 4, V2 "Test Management Tool" The project situation after 11 months is: - The first increment was released one week late but contained sufficient functionality to be declared fit for purpose'. However, there were 20 outstanding incidents deferred to increment two. - The amount of voluntary overtime worked PV the test team has reduced the second Increment slippage to just 3 weeks. -There is talk of reducing the scope of requirements. The purpose of this is to first deliver the application with support for manual testing and then to provide a delivery * weeks later to resolve any remaining points and provide support for automated testing (i.e. the link to the capture-replay tool). -Concerns have been expressed by a section of the user community, that in some places the usability is very poor.
Question 118
One of your team members is struggling to identify the requirements to be tested for a project The requirements documents are not conventional but you have determined that the data is there. If they do some digging to find it Given this information in what competence area does this person need to improve?
Correct Answer: B
Competence in Handling Non-Standard Requirements: Methodical competence refers to the ability to systematically analyze and interpret information, even when it is unconventional or unstructured. The tester needs to refine their skills in identifying and deriving testable requirements from the available data. Evaluation of Options: A (Professional competence) refers to domain knowledge but does not address the specific challenge. B is correct as it pertains to systematically working through unconventional requirements. C (Social competence) and D (Personal competence) do not address the analytical challenge. Reference and Syllabus Alignment: Methodical competence is emphasized under "Test Management Skills" in the ISTQB syllabus (TM-3.1.1).
Question 119
You are writing the project test plan and are analysing the following risks in the project risk register: Which would be the MOST appropriate test activities to mitigate the product risks?
Correct Answer: C
Risk 1 is about environment availability, aproject risk, not a product risk - cannot be mitigated by test execution. For Risk 2 (performance), conductperformance testing; for Risk 4 (security), dosecurity testingfirst due to severity. For Risk 3, earlyusability reviewsand involving users with disabilities supports accessibility testing. "Risk-based testing... involves the identification of product risks and the assessment of each risk's likelihood and impact... Testing is used as a risk mitigation activity". "User experience (UX) feedback might not meet product expectations" is listed as a quality risk example.
Question 120
Your company just won a contract to create a new sales application and has committed to a very aggressive delivery timeline. Due to the quick turnaround your primary stakeholder wants to be heavily involved in the design and is very anxious to see the outcome. Because of this, your company has decided to use a spiral development approach. You have a defined test policy and typically use an analytical approach to testing, however, this approach will not work with the development approach. What test strategy should be utilized? [3]
Correct Answer: D
A reactive test strategy is a test strategy that uses the actual behavior and results of the software under test to design and execute tests, without prior knowledge or documentation of the software1. A reactive test strategy should be utilized for a project that uses a spiral development approach, which is a type of iterative /incremental approach that adds risk analysis and prototyping activities to each iteration2. A reactive test strategy is suitable for a spiral development approach because it allows for flexibility, adaptability, and creativity in the testing process, as well as for early feedback, risk reduction, and continuous improvement in the software development process3. Therefore, option D is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because a model-based test strategy is a test strategy that uses models to represent the desired behavior and structure of the software under test, and to derive test cases, test data, test procedures, and test oracles. A model-based test strategy may not work well with a spiral development approach, as it requires the availability and stability of the models, which may not be the case in a spiral development approach that involves frequent changes and refinements of the software under test. Option B is incorrect because a methodical test strategy is a test strategy that uses predefined test methods, techniques, and procedures to design and execute tests, such as equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, or decision table testing. A methodical test strategy may not work well with a spiral development approach, as it requires the availability and stability of the test basis, such as the requirements, specifications, or design documents, which may not be the case in a spiral development approach that involves frequent changes and refinements of the software under test. Option C is incorrect because a standard-compliant test strategy is a test strategy that follows a predefined set of standards, guidelines, or regulations to design and execute tests, such as ISO, IEEE, or CMMI. A standard- compliant test strategy may not work well with a spiral development approach, as it requires the compliance and consistency of the testing process, which may not be the case in a spiral development approach that involves frequent changes and refinements of the software under test. References: 1: ISTQB Glossary, Reactive Test Strategy 2: ISTQB Glossary, Spiral Model 3: ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager Syllabus, Section 1.1.1 : Spiral Model in Software Development Life Cycle - Software Testing Material : Spiral Model - Tools QA : Strategic Test Management - ISTQB not-for-profit association : ISTQB Glossary, Model-Based Testing : ISTQB Glossary, Methodical Test Strategy : ISTQB Glossary, Standard-Compliant Test Strategy: ISTQB Foundation Level #39 - Test Approach and Strategy - Software Testing Mentor
